11-27-2023, 01:01 AM
(11-27-2023, 12:42 AM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I've said it in the past multiple times with Mixon. He's an odd back to judge and I use 2019 as an example. That year he had 4 games in the beginning of the year that he went 6 for 10, 11 for 17, 8 for 10 and 10 for 2. That was during the first half of the season. The 2nd half he was the 2nd best back in the league. Not sure what changed other than blocking scheme and or an emphasis on the run game. My point is he can look terrible but when used correctly be a top back in the league. Not sure that it still holds true today but that is the difference coaching and execution can have on his game.
I guess I'm quoting myself. But I just wanted to add something to this. When I went back and looked at 2019 Zac Taylor's first game looks like it was a sign of the kind of OC he wants to be. In our 1 pt loss to Seattle we ran the ball 14 times and had Dalton throw the ball 51 times.
I will say Mixon had 6 of the 14 carries and we only averaged 2.4 ypc overall. But I already said how Mixon finished the 2nd half of the season as the #2 back. But he came into 2019 after being the #4 back in the league with 4.9 ypc. So Taylor taking over as a 1st time head coach while calling the plays on a team that AJ Green was hurt and not playing (missed the whole year) was too dumb to understand that he he had a top 5 back that averaged 4.9 ypc or was too dump to see how the other staff had the personnel block for him. We are fooling ourselves if we think this staff will change.
